Cloudflare Blocks Perplexity AI Bots Amid Scraping Allegations
Nikhil Pahwa’s Take: MediaNama is using Cloudflare to block AI bots. Yet, we find that our articles have been scraped…
SC Stays Textbook’s Lawsuit on Google App Store’s Billing Policy
MediaNama’s Take: The Supreme Court’s stay on Testbook’s suit against Google signals how hard it remains for smaller developers to…
Commercial Privacy Concerns About MNV Platforms #NAMA
The lack of clarity around the structure and functioning of the mobile number validation (MNV) platform is leading to worries…
Swiggy Expands DeskEats and Corporate Rewards to 30 Cities
MediaNama’s Take: Swiggy is shifting from individual convenience to workplace capture. With DeskEats and Corporate Rewards, the company is embedding…
RBI RTI Clarifies ULI’s Data Handling and Grievance Process
MediaNama’s Take MediaNama’s Right to Information (RTI) application to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) removes any ambiguity about how…
MeitY Chooses Jio, IDfy for DPDPA Consent Management Systems
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) selected six entities, including Jio and IDfy, for its “Code for Consent:…
Centre Mandates QR Codes For Medicines Of Top Drug Brands
The Government of India has made it mandatory for the top 300 pharmaceutical companies to print or affix QR (Quick…
CI Expands Google AdTech Antitrust Probe in India
MediaNama’s take: ADIF’s allegations highlight a market dynamic where publishers and advertisers “depend” on Google, reportedly losing 35% of their…
Airtel Enters the Cloud Market with Data Sovereignty at its Core
MediaNama’s take: Airtel’s move to provide a cloud service should not come as a surprise, given that its biggest competitor,…
Bajaj Finance Turns on on FinAI, Slows MSME Lending in Q1FY26
Bajaj Finance has officially entered the execution phase of its FinAI (Financial Artificial Intelligence) transformation strategy, with artificial intelligence capabilities…